The Voynich Manuscript/Page-by-page commentary
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[edit] Quire 1
Structurally, the Voynich Manuscript is divided into quires - each quire comprises a set of about four bifolios folded down the middle, stitched along the gutter.
Here, then, is a schematic diagram of Quire 1, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f1r/f1v A1
! /------------ f2r/f2v A1
! ! /---------- f3r/f3v A1
! ! ! /-------- f4r/f4v A1
A A A A
! ! ! \-------- f5r/f5v A1
! ! \---------- f6r/f6v A1
! \------------ f7r/f7v A1
\-------------- f8r/f8v A1
[edit] Quire 2
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 2, with clickable links to each of its 16 (original) pages:-
/-------------- f9r /f9v A1
! /------------ f10r/f10v A1
! ! /---------- f11r/f11v A1
! ! ! /--.... f12r/f12v (missing!)
A A A A
! ! ! \-------- f13r/f13v A1
! ! \---------- f14r/f14v A1
! \------------ f15r/f15v A1
\-------------- f16r/f16v A1
[edit] Quire 3
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 3, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f17r/f17v A1
! /------------ f18r/f18v A1
! ! /---------- f19r/f19v A1
! ! ! /-------- f20r/f20v A1
A A A A
! ! ! \-------- f21r/f21v A1
! ! \---------- f22r/f22v A1
! \------------ f23r/f23v A1
\-------------- f24r/f24v A1
[edit] Quire 4
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 4, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f25r/f25v A1
! /------------ f26r/f26v B2
! ! /---------- f27r/f27v A1
! ! ! /-------- f28r/f28v A1
A B A A
! ! ! \-------- f29r/f29v A1
! ! \---------- f30r/f30v A1
! \------------ f31r/f31v B2
\-------------- f32r/f32v A1
[edit] Quire 5
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 5, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f33r/f33v B2
! /------------ f34r/f34v B2
! ! /---------- f35r/f35v A1
! ! ! /-------- f36r/f36v A1
B B A A
! ! ! \-------- f37r/f37v A1
! ! \---------- f38r/f38v A1
! \------------ f39r/f39v B2
\-------------- f40r/f40v B2
[edit] Quire 6
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 6, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f41r/f41v B2
! /------------ f42r/f42v A1
! ! /---------- f43r/f43v B2
! ! ! /-------- f44r/f44v A1
B A B A
! ! ! \-------- f45r/f45v A1
! ! \---------- f46r/f46v B2
! \------------ f47r/f47v A1
\-------------- f48r/f48v B2
[edit] Quire 7
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 7, with clickable links to each of its 16 pages:-
/-------------- f49r/f49v A1
! /------------ f50r/f50v B2
! ! /---------- f51r/f51v A1
! ! ! /-------- f52r/f52v A1
A B A A
! ! ! \-------- f53r/f53v A1
! ! \---------- f54r/f54v A1
! \------------ f55r/f55v B2
\-------------- f56r/f56v A1
[edit] Quire 8
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 8, with clickable links to each of its 8 remaining pages (originally probably 20):-
/---------------- f57r/f57v B2 ! /-------------- f58r/f58v A ! ! /------......(059) (missing!) ! ! ! /----......(060) (missing!) ! ! ! ! /--......(061) (missing!) B A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! \--......(062) (missing!) ! ! ! \----......(063) (missing!) ! ! \------......(064) (missing!) ! \-------------- f65r/f65v \---------------- f66r/f66v B
[edit] Quire 9
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 9, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 10 pages altogether:-
/---+-- f67r1/f67r2 / f67v2/f67v1
!
\---+--+-- f68r1/f68r2/f68r3 / f68v3/f68v2/f68v1
[edit] Quire 10
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 10, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 6 pages altogether:-
/------ f69r/f69v
!
\----+---- f70r1/f70r2 / f70v2/f70v1
[edit] Quire 11
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 11, with clickable links to each of its pages. The two folios fold out to 8 pages altogether:-
/---- f71r/f71v
!
\---+--+-- f72r1/f72r2/f72r3 / f72v3/f72v2/f72v1
[edit] Quire 12
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 12, with clickable links to its 2 remaining pages:-
/-------- f73r/f73v
!
\--...... (074) (missing!)
[edit] Quire 13
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 13, with clickable links to each of its 20 pages:-
/---------------- f75r/f75v B2
! /-------------- f76r/f76v B2
! ! /------------ f77r/f77v B2
! ! ! /---------- f78r/f78v B2
! ! ! ! /-------- f79r/f79v B2
B B B B B
! ! ! ! \-------- f80r/f80v B2
! ! ! \---------- f81r/f81v B2
! ! \------------ f82r/f82v B2
! \-------------- f83r/f83v B2
\---------------- f84r/f84v B2
[edit] Quire 14
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 14, with clickable links to its pages. It consists of a single multiple-folded leaf consisting of a complicated 9-rosettes drawing on one side, and 6 individual pages on the other:-
/------ f85r1/f85r2
!
\----+---- f86v4/f86v6/f86v5/f86v3
-------
! + ! Rosettes
-------
[edit] Quire 15
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 15, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 12 pages altogether:-
/------ f87r/f87v A4
! /---- f88r/f88v A4
A A
! \---+---- f89r1/f89r2 / f89v2/f89v1 A
\-----+---- f90r1/f90r2 / f90v2/f90v1 A
[edit] Quire 16
Despite this quire's absence, it almost certainly contains (if the folio numbering system is consistent with the quire numbering system) folios 91 and 92 (i.e. probably a single bifolio).
[edit] Quire 17
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 17, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 10 pages altogether:-
/------ f93r/f93v A4
! /---- f94r/f94v B5
A B
! \---+---- f95r1/f95r2 / f95v2/f95v1 B5
\------ f96r/f96v A4
[edit] Quire 18
Despite this quire's absence, it almost certainly contains (if the folio numbering system is consistent with the quire numbering system) folios 97 and 98 (i.e. probably a single bifolio).
[edit] Quire 19
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 19, with clickable links to each of its pages. The four folios fold out to 12 pages altogether:-
/------ f99r /f99v A4?
! /---- f100r/f100v A4?
A A
! \---+---- f101r1/f101r2 / f101v2/f101v1 A4?
\-----+---- f102r1/f102r2 / f102v2/f102v1 A
[edit] Quire 20
Here is a schematic diagram of Quire 20, with clickable links to each of its remaining 24 pages:-
/-------------------- f103r/f103v BX ! /------------------ f104r/f104v BX ! ! /---------------- f105r/f105v BY ! ! ! /-------------- f106r/f106v BX ! ! ! ! /------------ f107r/f107v B ! ! ! ! ! /---------- f108r/f108v B ! ! ! ! ! ! /--......(109) (missing) B B B B B B ! ! ! ! ! ! ! \--......(110) (missing) ! ! ! ! ! \---------- f111r/f111v B ! ! ! ! \------------ f112r/f112v B ! ! ! \-------------- f113r/f113v B ! ! \---------------- f114r/f114v B ! \------------------ f115r/f115v B \-------------------- f116r/f116v B
